Shoe.



Patented Sept. 15, 1908.

SHOE.

i APPLICATION FILED MAR.13,1908.

L. Q. WHITE.

t a A LORING Q. WHITE, OF BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

SHOE.

`Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 15, 1908.

Application led. March 13, 1908. Serial N o. 420,825.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, LORING Q. WHITE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident ofthe city of Brockton, county of Suffolk, State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Shoes, of which the following is a s ecilioation.

vis of a composlte character.

sists of a leather strip 5 which extends from' My invention re ates to water roof shoes and it yhas for its object to pro( uce a shoe which iswaterproof and impervious to moisture and which will keep the foot ol the wearer at even temperature.` v In the construction of the device embodying my invention I provide a sole which is so made and attached to the upper that moisture can not pass through any of the seams or holes to the inside of the shoe. The holes formed in attaching the diHei-ent parts of the shoe together areiilled with a water proof substance. Furthermore I provide a composite cork and leather insole made water proof by a sheet of rubber and separated from the outer sole by elastic cushion of water proof material. The upper part of the shoe is lined with oiled silk.

The invention consists in the features set forth in the claims and which are also illustrated in the drawing and described in the specification.

Referring to the drawings Figure 1 illustrates a shoe partly in section which illustrates one embodiment of my invention. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the shoe taken along the line 2, 2 of Fig. 1 and looking toward the toe of the shoe. Fig. 3 is an enlarged view of a section of the shoe showing the manner of making the seams and showing the thread, holes and seams Jlled with waterproof material.

1, Fig. 1, of the drawings indicates the upper of the shoe.

8 and 9 indicate the sole of the shoe and 14 indicates the heel. S

11 indicates the toe of the shoe and 12 is the cap for protectin the toe of the shoe.

18 is the vamp or s oe lining proper.

' The shoe is provided with an insole which the toe` to the back part ofthe heel of the shoe and across the shoe. -A ridge 10 is `struck u from the lower side of the leather strip an it is cupped out and forms a iirrn body to which may be securely fastened the parts of the shoe. A waterproof rubber coat or layer 6 is attached to the said leather sole The insole con-y with a waterproof cement. It is pressed over and fitted to the said ridge and extends to the outer edge of' the said insole. Above the insole is placed a layer of cork 4 which also extends from the toe to the back of the heel and is also attached to the leather part of the insole by waterproof cement. The insole is covered with a leather covering 3 which extends from the lower side or edge of' the ridge and around the edges of the said rubber lining and leather and cork layer and over the surface of the insole and is attached to all of said parts by a waterproof cement, preferably para rubber.

he upper is com `)osed of the leather 11 and the vamp 18. lt is lined with a waterproof material such as oiled silk 15. A weltJ 13 is also placed along the edge of the upper and the parts are attached together by a thread being sewed through the said parts and the ridge 10-which forms a part of the insole. The thread 16 passes through the rubber coat located on each side of the ridge, the ridge, the leather covering of the insole, the oiled silk, the vamp and the welt. In order that the parts that are attached together may be made perfectly wate roof, the seams and the thread holes are lille with a waterproof material such as para rubber which is accomplished by forcing it in all the interstices and spaces by using great pressure. The thread holes and seams are thus filled as shown in Fig. 3.

The free edge of the welt 13 is pounded down into posltion and is made ready to be attached to the soles 8 and 9. The space formed by the striking u ofthe ridge v10 and located between the rub er coat of the insole and the upper surface of the out-sole 8 and 9 is filled wlth tarred felt 7. This makes a, cushion as well as a waterproof protection of the insole and lkeeps the foot of the wearer perfectly dry, and fills the space formed by striking up the ridge whereby and to which the arts ofA the' shoe are secured.

T e upper of the shoe is attached to the soles Sand 9 by sewing the welt around the outer edge of the soles. This arrangement produces a perfectly waterproof shoe and prevents any dampness from entering the shoe and keeps the foot of the wearer of the shoe at an even temperature.

What I have described is merely one form of the embodiment of my invention and the drawing merely illustrates the application of my invention. The invention may be vmodified b those skilled inthe art without l com osed o cork and covered by a layer` of leat er, the lower part of the said insole being composed of leather and having a ridge struck up therefrom, Vthe said ridge and the lower surface of the said insole being covered With rubber, the said parts of the composite insole sewed together and the'insole and up'- per and linin being secured togetherr by sewing throu the said ridge, `the seams and needle holes eing filled wlth a waterproof material.

2. In a shoe the combination of an upper,

a vam an oiled lining, a composite insole forme of a leather piece having a ridge, a strip .of cork, a leather covering the top and a rubber sheet covering the bottom of the said insole, a welt, the said parts attached together by a v'vaterproof thread and the seams filled vby a Waterproof material, a tarred felt cushion located underneath the said insole and filling the space formed by the sail ridge, outer soles attached to the' said we t.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LoRiNG Q. WHITE.

Witnesses J ENNIE THOMPSON, DORA OPPENHEIM. 

